Sanitary garbage receptacle



March 26, 1929. M. T. PERRY SANITARY GARBAGE RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 24,1927 7 P kw g 3 WM) HOMAfi EA gwuento;

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrlca.

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I man! seamen nnczr'raonn. Application fled October 24, 1921. Serial Io.mam.

- The primary object of this invention is to provide a sel ustaininggarbage receptacle of destructible waterproof and acidproof material,which is be carried away with the garbage and not used a second time.

A secondary object is to provide such a receptacle as will revent theescape of obnoxious odors and w ich will be sealed against the entry ofinsects and the like.

With these and other equally im ortant objects in view, reference willbe ha to the accompanying drawing, whichforms a art of thisspecification and wherein like re erence characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several Views, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the upper portion thereof, and Fig. 3 is asimilar view, with parts shown in rspective.

fithe drawing, reference numeral 1 designates the body of thereceptacle, whichus formed of waterproof and acid roof material 26 suchas paper or papier machi, and 2 represents the bottom thereof, which maye formed integrally orseparately, .uthe latter forming no material partof the invention.

The sides of the receptacle, diver e up wardl to form a pail-likemember, w ch is provi ed near its ulpperf'edge with a head 3, thesamebeing ro ed or molded to shape. Beyond this bead'tl, thesides continueinto an exposed rim portion 4, which is provided at 6diametricallyOpPbsite points with horizontally elongated openings 5, toreceive th'e'finers of the hand of the user or garbage coli ector intransporting the rece tacle.

A cover 6 in the form of a disk preferably d when in and c osely huggingthe head 3. Atdiametrically op site points, this closure disk 6 1s 5provide with upwardly extending tabs 7,

which are provided each with an opening 8.

In using the receptacle, the garbage is placed therein and the cover isapplied, and

' when it reaches the position illustrated in Fi 3, its edges begin tosnugly engage the sid es of the rum portion 4, and from then on to itsfinal position on the head 3, considerable force must be applied aroundits marginal edge to force it to place. The tabs 7 afford a convenientmeans for first applying and re I moving the closure, each tab being enged between the thumb and fingers of t 0 hand, with a finger partiall orentirely entered in the opening 8, the ta being'long enough to set awafrom the rim portion 4 for the accommo a tion of the fingers between thesame and the rim Egrtion 4. Obviously, an instru ment could engaged inthe opening 8 instead of the finger. When the closure is in place, thesame occupies a plane below the bottom of the openings 5 to fully exposethe same as handle elements.

Garbage, when placed directl in metal con talners, adheres to the sidesan bottom thereof and the said content thereof attacks the metal,furthermore, the closures of metal garbage containers seldom have a tiht fit and for that reason permit the olfiznsive odors from the garbageto escape as well as permitting ready access of insects and the like tothe contents of the receptacle, affording a very unsanitary condition ofafi'airs. When, instead of placing garbage'in a metal receptacle, indirect contact with the metal sides. thereof, paper linings are rovided,the same depend for sustainin qua ities upon the support of the receptace, usually by bein attached in some wa I the up r edges 0 thereceptacle, but sue a lining, zside not bein self sustaining andindependent of the meta container, is incapable of receiving a ti htlyfitting closure member, which is capable of ready insertion and removalfinally or at different times for the placement of garbage in thereceptacle.

It is further pointed out that the receptacle audits-closure member,being formed of aper or the like, may be carried away and isposed withthe garbage; and .forms no obstacle to destruction of the garbage by theusual methods, and in'the ease of'destruction by incineration is-adistinct aid thereto owing to the nature of the waterproofing material,which in this case is paraffin.

: Thus, by the use of this invention, it is only 100 necessary to have astack of nested ails from which one is removed when neede avoiding theconstant presence of a receptacle on the floor. These receptacles aremade in difi'erent sizes so that a size may be seletced according to therequirements of each meal prepared, after which, the receptacle issealed y 8. plying the cover and the receptacle place outcupying a planebelow said handle :pening, and apertured tabs extending upwa y fromdiametrically opposite points on the edge of said closure member and adated to permit the insertion of the fingers o the hand between the sameand the side wall of the receptacle, the upper edges of the tabspositioned below the upper of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof afix my signature.

MARY THOMAS PERRY.

